29 Mareth Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0DB

1. 6 May 2026

   Received by Bedford

2. 19 May 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate Approved

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 9 Carter Close Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0JP

  26/00881/FUL Submitted 11 May 2026 229m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul

  Annexe to rear garden

  Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs

• 'Ashleigh' Cardington Road Bedford MK42 0DA

  04/00838/AOC Submitted 16 Mar 2004 301m away

  Demolition of detached dwelling and commercial garage and erection of three storey building for use as twelve flats, car parking and ancillary works - discharge of condition 10 of planning permission 02/01090/FUL - sound insulation.

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition
  Domestic

• 'Ashleigh' Cardington Road Bedford MK42 0DA

  04/00839/AOC Submitted 16 Mar 2004 301m away

  Demolition of detached dwelling and commercial garage. Erection of three storey building for use as twelve flats, car parking and ancillary works - discharge of condition 8 of planning permission 02/01090/FUL - contamination assessment.

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 21 docs
  Domestic

• 72 Acacia Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 0HX

  21/01025/FUL Submitted 9 Apr 2021 335m away

  Single storey front, side and rear extensions

  Refused Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 47 Acacia Road Bedford MK42 0HT

  04/00715/FUL Submitted 17 Mar 2004 474m away

  Erection of detached garage to rear.

  Granted Full applications

• 26/01698/LDE Awaiting decision

  The Spinney Sandye Lane Swineshead Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 2AE

  Certificate to confirm that the current occupation and operation of the whole Property remains use as a dwellinghouse within Class C3 of Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended). The primary case is that the use falls within Class C3(b). Class C3(a) is advanced expressly in the alternative. On either basis, no material change of use from the established C3 use has occurred.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01659/LDP Decided

  40 Church End Renhold Bedford Bedfordshire MK41 0LU

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Erection of porch to side)

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01639/LDE Awaiting decision

  27 Whitbread Avenue Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9DY

  Certificate to confirm existing use of the property as a five-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), Use Class C4, accommodating no more than six unrelated occupiers sharing communal facilities.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01512/LDP Decided

  28 Battison Street Bedford Bedfordshire MK40 1QU

  Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Loft conversion and dormer construction)

  5 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01486/LDE Awaiting decision

  Priory Farm Bedford Road Turvey Bedford MK43 8BB

  Certificate to confirm that planning permission 19/00390/FUL, which was granted on appeal (reference APP/K0235/W/20/3255478) on 1 June 2021 for 'conversion of granary barn, stable block and piggery to 3 dwellings', has been lawfully commenced by carrying out a material operation prior to the expiry of the permission on 1 June 2024 (set out by condition 1 imposed on the permission).

  3 Aug 2026 Lawful development